EP 1455572 A2 20040915 - INSECT HOLDER
Title (en)
INSECT HOLDER
Title (de)
INSEKTENHÄLTER
Title (fr)
PORTE-INSECTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0205880 W 20021220
- EP 01310854 A 20011222
- EP 02788238 A 20021220
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03055301A2] An insect holder for holding an insect of a particular type, e.g. a forager honey bee, comprises a housing with a chamber adapted to receive an insect of the particular type, an inlet to the chamber through which an insect of the particular type can pass to enter the chamber, a head opening to the chamber adapted to permit the head of an insect of the particular type in the chamber to pass therethrough to the exterior of the housing while retaining the insect in the housing, and retaining means for retaining an insect of the particular type in the chamber with the head of the insect protruding through the head opening to the exterior of the housing, such that the insect is unable to turn around in the chamber. In use, an insect of the particular type enters the chamber via the inlet, and is then retained in the holder by the retaining means. The insect is retained in the chamber, with its head protruding through the head opening of the chamber. The insect is constrained to be unable to turn around in the chamber or withdraw its head into the chamber, so the head of the insect must remain outside the chamber. The insect is thus held in the holder with the head visible, so that observations can be made on the insect head, e.g. monitoring proboscis movement in known manner. When observations are finished, the retaining means can be removed or deactivated so that the insect is able to leave the chamber, with the insect unharmed and undamaged.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A01K 67/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/06 (2006.01); A01K 15/00 (2006.01); A01K 49/00 (2006.01); A01K 67/033 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01K 1/0613 (2013.01 - EP US); A01K 15/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A01K 67/033 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 03055301A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03055301 A2 20030710; WO 03055301 A3 20031016; AT E411734 T1 20081115; AU 2002353220 A1 20030715; CA 2470509 A1 20030710; CA 2470509 C 20120710; DE 60229552 D1 20081204; EP 1455572 A2 20040915; EP 1455572 B1 20081022; ES 2314116 T3 20090316; IL 162526 A0 20051120; IL 162526 A 20080605; JP 2005512580 A 20050512; JP 4290012 B2 20090701; US 2005103276 A1 20050519; US 7036454 B2 20060502
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0205880 W 20021220; AT 02788238 T 20021220; AU 2002353220 A 20021220; CA 2470509 A 20021220; DE 60229552 T 20021220; EP 02788238 A 20021220; ES 02788238 T 20021220; IL 16252602 A 20021220; IL 16252604 A 20040615; JP 2003555886 A 20021220; US 49760504 A 20040603